A gentleman fighting cancer offers some thoughts on coping with stress:
1. Faith in God. I know not what tomorrow holds, but I know who holds tomorrow. God knows my life and nothing comes to me that does not first go through Him. I’m not seeking a miracle healing, though I desire to be healed in this life, but if healing doesn’t come, God is still God, and I will return to Him.
2. Connections between people and not possessions are what matters most.
3. Having an attitude of gratitude, thanksgiving, appreciation and forgiveness.
4. There is a song by Randy Stonehill. The lyrics state, “I’m gonna celebrate this heartbeat, because it just might be my last. Every day is a gift from the Lord on high, and they all go by so fast.”
5. The only difference between my life and another is that I may know what I will die from. I say may because not even this is a guarantee.
6. The only things I have control over are my thoughts – what I believe — and my actions – what I do and how I respond based upon what I believe. Beyond that, things are beyond my control. It is enough.
Psychology and Stress 